ISLAM
What it means to be a
MUSLIM?
Meaning of Islam
• Islam is ‘Submission to the Will of
Allah (Deity).
•Islam is derived from the word
SALAAM (peace), so it’s literal
meaning is PEACE.
•The people who practice Islam
are called MUSLIMS. There is an
estimate of 1.200 billion Muslims in
the world!
The 5 Pillars of Islam
•
Shahadah (Creed) To testify that Allah alone is worthy of
worship and Muhammad (peace be upon Him) is His final
Messenger
•
Salaah (Prayer) Muslims pray 5 times a day daily
•
Sawm (Fasting) Muslims fast for 29/30 days and have nothing to
eat between sunrise & sunset
•
Zakaah (Alms giving) Muslims are supposed to give a fixed
proportion of their savings (2.5%) for endeavours such as helping
the poor. In this way, their wealth is “made pure”
•
Hajj (Pilgrimage) Muslims make a visit to the House of Allah in
Makkah, once in a life time if one can afford in doing so
Believing in the
Holy Books
•Muslims believe in the FOUR Holy and Sacred books which
were revealed to the Prophets from the Lord brought down by
the arch angel, Jibraa’il (Gabriel).
•They were:
1) The PSALMS (Biblical name) / ZABUR (Qur’anic name)
revealed to Prophet David (Dawood – P.B.U.H)
2) The TORAH (Biblical name) / TAURAAT (Qur’anic name)
revealed to Prophet Moses (Musa – P.B.U.H)
3) The BIBLE (Biblical name) / INJEEL (Qur’anic name) revealed
to Prophet Jesus (‘Esa – P.B.U.H)
4) The KORAN (Biblical name) / QUR’AN (Qur’anic name)
revealed to Prophet Mohamet (Muhammad – P.B.U.H)
Prophets in Islam
Muslims believe that there were about 124,000 prophets who
came to earth to spread the message of the Lord.
They included, prophet:
Nuh (PBUH) NOAH
Aadam (PBUH) ADAM
Idris (PBUH) Enoch
Yusuf (PBUH) Joseph
Ibrahim (PBUH) Abraham
Ya’qub (PBUH) Jacob
Musa (PBUH) Moses
Eisaa (PBUH) Jesus
Muhammad (PBUH) Mohammed
Note: PBUH = Peace Be Upon Him
The slides have been
designed by Mullah H Din
who is an Islamic cleric.
mullah_h_din@yahoo.co.uk